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Terminology 1 Flashcards

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motif

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reoccurring symbol/theme through the play

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duplicitous

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double crossing, deceitful

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campricious

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sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour

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portentous

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significant/important

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equivocal

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misleading/more than one interpretation

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vindictive

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vengeful

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foil

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a character who reveals more about the main character

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political diatribe

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negative commentary on the economic and political state of the world

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misanthropy

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hatred of mankind/selfish

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subservient

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below and serving

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ambivalent

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unsure on a decision, in two minds

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soliloquy

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an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself by a character in a play

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damnation

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punishment in hell

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stichomythia

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rapid, short sentences in an exchange of dialogue

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machiavellian

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cunning scheming

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catharsis

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pity/fear felt by audience in response to heroes downfall

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hubris

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excessive pride

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peripeteia

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poor decisions that reverses hero’s fortune

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trochaic tetrameter

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different rhythm which includes 8 syllables each line e.g witches dialogue

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ornithological imagery

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bird imagery

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somnambulism

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sleep walking

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avarice

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extreme greed

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adversity

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a difficult or unpleasant situation.

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plight

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bad situation

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homophone

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where a word means diff things and spelt diff but pronounced the same e.g sole and soul

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autonomy

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to be self governing (act in ur own morals)

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epizeuxis

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where a word is repeated immediately for emphasis

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anagnorisis

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the point in a play the character recognises another character’s true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances

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unrepentant

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no regret

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pompous

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thinking ur self important

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synecdoche

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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa eg england = england team

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unscrupulous

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having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

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gruelling humps of squalor

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places of uncleanliness

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microcosm

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something representing another

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indoctrinate

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to be taught

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antithesis

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something is the opposite of something

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Daemonologie

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james book (philosophical dissertation on supernatural)

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